…of Public Health (DPH) announced $3.8 million in annual grants to 31 programs. This is the third Massachusetts Collaborative for Action, Leadership, and Learning (MassCALL3) award under the Substance Misuse…
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DYS Education Partners With Berklee Online
…the Department of Youth Services, the Massachusetts juvenile justice agency. He recently completed his second Berklee Online course. The program is allowing them to earn college credit by taking online…
Career Skills Workshop at the Amherst Survival Center
…for the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES), Crystal Cartwright, Vocational Coordinator for Amherst Regional High School, and Anne Barnes from Community Action. Panelists included two employees of University of Massachusetts,…
Baker-Polito Administration Honors 51 Schools – recognized for high achievement, strong progress or narrowing gaps
…progress. The schools were recognized as 2016 National Blue Ribbon Schools, state-designated Commendation Schools or National Title I Distinguished Schools. “I’m proud that our Massachusetts K—12 education system is one…
Area lawmakers active in crafting landmark education bill
BOSTON — It was a joyous atmosphere on Beacon Hill Wednesday as the state Legislature unanimously passed the $1.5 billion Student Opportunity Act school funding bill. And western Massachusetts lawmakers…
Working with teachers and students online to create pathways, not roadblocks
Digital citizenship is a misnomer, says Casey Daigle. Casey is the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) Digital Learning Manager. Recently, her work has often revolved around helping schools and districts…
Expressing What Matters to Youth in the DYS Program
…Services (DYS), the students showed what mattered to them in paintings, sculptures, videos, song and dance. The Massachusetts program has had a long commitment to incorporating the arts into youth…
Interns gain experience in life sciences, and a paycheck
AMHERST – This summer, 30 students from high schools across Franklin and Hampshire counties are taking part in internships in local businesses and at the University of Massachusetts, where they…
For the Hampshire County Food Policy Council (HCFPC), community leadership is at the heart of their work.
…socially just. The group received funding from the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission through the Moving Massachusetts Upstream Investment Program to establish the council. The initial partners for the program included…
$1M to fight youth opioid addiction
…be named the Young Adult Empowerment Collaborative of Western Massachusetts. It will be under the direction of Debra McLaughlin of the Opioid Task Force and the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office…